Title: Northern Lights
Region: Northern Sweden
Location: Swedish Lapland
Categories: Nature
Credits: Fredrik Broman/imagebank.sweden.se
Created: October 25, 2011
Image ID: 1305
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Folklore has been an important part of Swedish culture for centuries. In winter, most of the country is covered by ? snow and ice high mountains dark forests . So it’s easy to imagine how mythical creatures originated. Not all of them are as dangerous as the nine-headed trolls, who can smell out Christians from far away. Tomtar, the friendlier beings who protected farms, can now be seen all around the world as ? garden gnomes Santa Claus teddy bears .
Title: Cured reindeer
Categories: Food & Drink
Credits: Jakob Fridholm/imagebank.sweden.se
Created: August 31, 2011
Image ID: 1011
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Sweden’s arctic climate provides the perfect environment for many unusual animals and plants. In the north, over ? 90% 60% 30% of Sweden’s land area is dedicated to herding ? reindeer horses polar bears in their desolate, natural habitat. Further south, the endless forests are rich with many varieties of wild mushrooms and berries, And with the distinct seasonal changes giving locally grown food a unique flavor, the Swedish culinary offering is unlike anywhere in the world.
Title: Way Out West
Region: Göteborg, Southern Sweden
Location: Slottsskogen, Gothenburg
Categories: Activities, Culture
Credits: Rodrigo Rivas Ruiz/imagebank.sweden.se
Created: September 21, 2011
Image ID: 1089
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Ever since ABBA performed ? Dancing Queen Money, Money, Money Waterloo! at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden’s recognition as a hotspot for pop and rock music hasn’t stopped growing, with countless stars following in their footsteps. Today, Sweden hosts several summer ? Eurovision parties music festivals carnivals , with many international acts and thousands of fans.
Title: Pride
Region: Stockholm, Central Sweden
Location: City, Stockholm
Categories: Society & Lifestyle
Credits: Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
Created: September 26, 2011
Image ID: 1095
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Openness and freedom are vital parts of Swedish society, making it one of the gay-friendliest countries in the world. Sweden was among the first to legalize same-sex activity back in ? 1944 1966 1988 . Nowadays, equality is celebrated every summer in the week-long ? Stockholm Pride Festival Sweden Mardi Gras Scandinavian Burning Man , with the thousands of spectators waving rainbow flags being almost as impressive as the parade itself.
Title: Kastellholmen
Region: Stockholm, Central Sweden
Location: Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
Categories: Culture, Nature
Credits: Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
Created: September 26, 2011
Image ID: 1098
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When summer comes to Sweden, people love to take a trip out to the Stockholm archipelago to enjoy the sun on one of the 30,000 ? islands beaches leisure boats . Even Stockholm city itself is built on a dozen islands, making it one of the most water-surrounded cities in the world and a rightful bearer to the nickname “ ? The Venice of the north The star of the north The sailing capital of the north .”
Title: The Golden Hall
Region: Stockholm, Central Sweden
Location: Kungsholmen, Stockholm
Categories: Culture, Education & Research, Society & Lifestyle
Credits: Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
Created: September 26, 2011
Image ID: 1091
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Sweden has long encouraged and awarded progressive thinking. Therefore it’s no surprise that the Nobel Prizes were founded by a Swede, Alfred Nobel, who in 1866 invented ? dynamite gunpowder rockets . The last century has seen more Swedish inventions such as ? the washing machine, the band-aid and the internet the pacemaker, the zipper and Skype the gas stove, the wheelchair and the LCD screen , helping to make Sweden one of the most technologically advanced countries in Europe.
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